Tea-strainer.



M. LGEWENSTEIN.

TEA STRAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25. 19M.

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MAX LOEWENSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TEA-STRAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Application filed May 25, 1914. Serial No. 840,809.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,.MAX LOEWENSTEIN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city, county, and State of New York,

6 have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tea-Strainers, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to the manner of suspending the usual strainerbasket from the spout of a tea pot or other vessel and my object is theproduction of a cheap and substantial clasp and suspending device whichwill be neat in appearance, free from complications and from which thebasket will always hang in proper position.

- In the drawing Figure 1 is a View of the strainer on a tea pot; Fig. 2a front view of the strainer; and Fig. 3 a sectional View on the line3-3 of Fig. 2.

The clip 1, adapted to engage the spout of a tea pot, has the fingerparts 2-2 and grip parts 33 hinged together by a pin 4, a spring 5forcing the grip parts together. A swivel plate 6, provided with ears7-7 is rotatably mounted on the hinge pin 41, the

ears engaging and retaining the bail 8. The outer ends of the bail 8engage the strainer basket 9.

In use the clip -1 is grasped by the finger parts 2-2 and the grip parts3-3 are placed around the spout a the spring 5 holding the clip inposition. This brings the basket under the spout as shown in Fig. 1, theswing on the outer end of the bail and the swiveling of the plate 6 onthe clip always maintaining the basket 9 in proper position.

The clip is preferably beveled or flared at the edges 10-10 to preventdefacing of the spout of a metal tea pot.

I claim 1. In a strainer the combination of a clip adapted to engage thespout of a vessel, a plate pivotally mounted thereon, a bail rigidlysecured to the plate and a strainer basket secured to the outer end ofthe bail whereby the basket may position itself in the path of thepoured liquid.

2. In a strainer, a clip composed of two members, a hinge pin holdingthe members together; a swivel plate rotatably mounted on the hinge pin,a bail secured to the swivel plate and a strainer basket secured to theouter ends of the bail.

3. In a strainer the combination of a clip composed of two membershinged together, the gripping jaws being flared at the edges, means forpressing said jaws together, a bail pivotally secured to the clip and astrainer basket on the outer ends of the bail.

4:. A tea strainer having a clasp including a pair of jaws pivoted on apin; a support pivoted on said pin; and a strainer carried by saidsupport.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two at testing witnesses.

MAX LOEWENSTEIN,

Witnesses Rom. B. KILLeonn, IRVING KA'rz.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

